Structural disadvantage and the concentration of environmental hazards in school areas: a research note

Research shows that environmental hazards are disproportionately located in poor and minority communities, but most of these studies examine the association between community demographics and the presence (and/or frequency) of one type of environmental hazard at a time. The current study extends the...

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Authors: Gibbs, Carole (Author) ; Melvin, Jennifer L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2008
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2008, Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 315-328
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Justice
Poverty Line
Single Mother
Standard Deviation Increase
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Summary:Research shows that environmental hazards are disproportionately located in poor and minority communities, but most of these studies examine the association between community demographics and the presence (and/or frequency) of one type of environmental hazard at a time. The current study extends the prior research by examining the concentration of multiple forms of environmental hazards and structural disadvantage of school areas. School area structural disadvantage is associated with an increase in the number of environmental hazards, but the magnitude of the association is relatively small. Implications for future research are discussed.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 327-328
ISSN:1573-0751
DOI:10.1007/s10611-008-9104-x